Daniel Cormier set to defend light heavyweight title at UFC 206 against Anthony Johnson

The UFC will be heading to Toronto on December 10 for UFC 206 and the main card on pay-per-view will feature a rematch as Daniel Cormier will defend the light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson.

Along with announcing the light heavyweight title fight, the UFC announced five other fights for the December 10 fight card as the matchups are Poliana Botelho vs. Valerie Letourneau, Zach Makovsky vs. John Moraga, Lando Vannata vs. John Makdessi, Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Drew Dober and Rustam Khabilov vs. Jason Saggo.

Tickets for UFC 206 go on sale on October 20 at 10 am ET. For more information on tickets and to register for the opportunity to buy tickets before the general public, visit www.UFC.com/Toronto.

The initial meeting between Cormier and Johnson came at UFC 187 last year when the vacant light heavyweight title was on the line. Cormier was able to weather an early surge by Johnson in the fight and ended up scoring a submission victory in the third round. Since their initial meeting, Cormier has successfully defended the title once and Johnson has won three straight fights by knockout.

More information on the UFC 206 fight card will be released by the UFC shortly.